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Too Close To Touch vocalist Keaton Pierce has passed away

In a statement announcing their tragic loss, Too Close To Touch say that vocalist Keaton Pierce “passed away suddenly and unexpectedly, just a short time ago due to a medical condition he had been dealing with privately”.

Too Close To Touch vocalist Keaton Pierce has passed away
Words:
Emily Carter

Keaton Pierce, vocalist of Kentucky post-hardcore band Too Close To Touch, has tragically passed away.

A statement posted by the band on social media said that the singer had been dealing "privately" with "a medical condition", and that they are "shaken and saddened and speechless" by their loss.

Read the full statement below:

"To all of the people who’s lives were positively affected by the music of Too Close To Touch. We wish we had a better way to break this news.

"Our friend and brother Keaton passed away suddenly and unexpectedly, just a short time ago due to a medical condition he had been dealing with privately.

"We are shaken and saddened and speechless. We all relied on Keaton to put words to feelings like these and convey them in a way that was undeniably one of a kind. Keaton lives on through these songs that we made together.

"He lives on through that feeling you get when you listen to them."

Kerrang! sends our deepest condolences to Keaton's family, friends and bandmates.

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